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| '''Rapcore''' (sometimes referred to as '''punk rap''' or '''rap punk''') is a | |||
| '''Rapcore''' (sometimes referred to as '''punk rap''' or '''rap punk''') is a ] of ] fusing vocal and instrumental elements of ] with ] and ].<ref name="Ambrose">{{cite book |last=Ambrose |first=Joe |title=The Violent World of Moshpit Culture |year=2001 |page=5 |chapter=Moshing - An Introduction |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=0-7119-8744-0}}</ref><ref name="McIver">{{cite book |last=McIver |first=Joel |title=Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk |year=2002 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=0-7119-9209-6 |page=10 |chapter=The Shock of the New}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Dent |first1=Susie |title=The Language Report |year=2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-860860-8 |page=43}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Luca |editor1-last=Signorelli |title=Metallus. Il libro dell'Heavy Metal |language=Italian |publisher=Giunti Editore Firenze |isbn=88-09-02230-0 |page=173 |chapter=Stuck Mojo}}</ref><ref name="Bush">{{cite book |last1=Bush |first1=John |title=All Music Guide to Rock |year=2002 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=0-87930-653-X |page=656 |chapter=Limp Bizkit |quote=One of the most energetic groups in the fusion of metal, punk and hip-hop sometimes known as rapcore}}.</ref> | |||
| ==History== | |||
| The start of rapcore, starts with the birth of ]. In the early 1980s bands such as ] (with their song "]") and ] (with their song "]") mixed rap with rock however rap rock was not seen as a true style until ] natives ] covered ]'s song "]" in 1986 with members of Aerosmith. Three years prior saw ], also New York natives, a (then) ] band release "]", an experimental hip-hop 12-inch, which saw them transition into a hip-hop group, who still used rock elements, sampling ]'s "]" on their first Major Label effort "]" on ] in 1985. 1986 saw the release of their debut album featuring some of the earliest known original rap-rock songs most notably "]" & "]" both released in 1987. This was the beginning of the fusions of ] and various styles of ]. Rapcore music also has major roots stemming from ] with such acts as ] and their song "]", also released in 1987 off their third album '']'' and ] debut album '']'', which featured notable tracks like "Grandma's Dynamite" & "Spill My Guts". | |||
| Most early rapcore and rap rock music was more of a funk metal orientation lead by bands such as ] who started in 1989. Clawfinger released their first demo in 1990 with an Early version of their first single "]", which they went on to record for their debut album '']'', released in 1993, which went on to sell 600,000 copies, mainly in their homeland Sweden and across Europe. 1991 saw ] band ] record a version of "]" with ] and is another highly influential song along the same lines as the RUN-D.M.C cover of "]". | |||
| In August 1991, guitarist ] who had recently left the band ], was looking to start a new band; he was at a club where he saw ] rapping freestyle after he recently left his hardcore punk band ]. Morello; de la Rocha; ] (the former drummer of ] and a previous auditioner for Lock Up); and de la Rocha's childhood friend, bassist ], formed ]. The group's ] was released on November 3, 1992; it went to #1 on the '']'' Heatseekers chart, and #45 on the ] chart becoming the first pure rap-rock/rapcore album to top the Billboard charts. | |||
| Though it wasn't until the release of the '']'' ] on September 14, 1993 that rapcore music had its own showcasing of various artists to define what it truly was. | |||
| The Judgment Night soundtrack was notable for having many of the top metal, punk, grunge and rock bands of the time like ], ], ] & ] collaborate with artists such as ], ], ] & ] respectively. The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 and spawned four singles, "Fallin'" by ] and ], "]" by ] and ], "]" by ] and ], and "]" by ] and ]. It was the first and only Rapcore compilation to reach the Billboard top 200 and the first known Rapcore compilation to appear in the mainstream. The soundtrack to the ] ] released in 1997 was similar in the way it featured collaborations between Rock artists although the collaborating artists were mainly of an electronic nature with collaborations such as ] & ] and Butthole Surfers and Moby. | |||
| In the latter part of the 1990s ] fused elements of ], ], ], ], ], ] and ], however not rapcore, it is a related style and some bands, such as ] and ], have sometimes been classed as both rapcore and nu-metal. However notable rapcore band ], started in 1994. In the late 1980s and early 1990s ] music mixed elements of ], ], ], ], ], ] and others, however not considered a sub-genre to rapcore it is still somewhat related with having both elements of hardcore punk, and hip hop, most notable band being ]. | |||
| On June 18, 2013, ] band ] released their second studio album, '']'', which fuses elements of ], ], ], and rap. Since the release of the album, Falling in Reverse has been described as rapcore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockbunny.com/music-2/hardcore/falling-in-reverse-music-video-alone-doesnt-sit-well-with-fans-but-why/|title= Falling In Reverse' Rapcore Video "Alone" doesn't sit with fans|date=May 11, 2013|accessdate=June 29, 2013}}</ref> | |||
| ==Present== | |||
| Rapcore in the 2000s/2010s is not as popular in the mainstream rock scene as it used to be, with more bands going in the direction of ] or ], however some bands do still adorn the style, bands such as ], ] and ]. | |||
| Rapcore bands tend to take influences from a lot of different genres, from ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], some even taking influences from ] and ] (such as ] and the ]). | |||
| ==Notable artists== | |||
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| ==Ukrainian and Russian artists== | |||
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| Rapcore | |
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| Stylistic origins | Hip hop, punk rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal |
| Cultural origins | Mid-to-late 1980s, United States |
| Typical instruments | Vocals, rapping, screaming, electric guitar, bass, drums, turntables, sampler, keyboard |
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| Rap metal | |
Rapcore (sometimes referred to as punk rap or rap punk) is a
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